All Screen articles in 28 August 2009 – Page 10
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NewsHelen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite join Joffe's Brighton Rock
Helen Mirren and Pete Postlethwaite have joined the cast of Rowan Joffe’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1939 classic Brighton Rock.
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NewsAngelopoulos, Kapoor to be honoured at Mumbai Film Festival
The Mumbai Film Festival (Oct 29-Nov 5), organised by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), has announced that it will present lifetime achievement awards to Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos and Indian actor-director Shashi Kapoor.
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CommentOff-balance on online piracy
Online piracy is one of the biggest threats to the film industry yet finding the right approach to tackling it remains a challenge in itself.
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CommentState of a region
A forum about the state of cinema in south-eastern Europe, held at last week’s Sarajevo Film Festival, reflected a diverse industry struggling to support its exploding talent base.
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CommentYoung Brits are proving digital dunces
Amid the calls for the UK film industry to embrace digital innovation, Arvind Ethan David is concerned about the state of digital literacy in the industry’s entry-level employees.
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NewsAsia prepares for 3D injection
Producers at Korea’s Naff have highlighted the boost to revenues that local 3D films can bring.
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NewsSan Sebastian announces complete Zabaltegi line-up
The San Sebastian Film Festival has revealed the remaining projects in it Zabaltegi Specials and Pearls sections.
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NewsStephen Woolley to remake Dickens' Great Expectations
Maverick British producer Stephen Woolley is planning a big screen version of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations.
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FeaturesKudos kick off on the Lido
Venice and Toronto will showcase a handful of potential awards candidates, but Hollywood has saved its big guns for November and December.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest to open with Moving To Mars
Sheffield Doc/Fest will open with the world premiere of Mat Whitecross’ film Moving To Mars on November 4.
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NewsSpielberg eyes Crichton's Pirate Latitudes for DreamWorks
Steven Spielberg will produce and may direct the late Michael Crichton’s unpublished novel Pirate Latitudes after DreamWorks Studios acquired film rights.
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NewsO’Donoghue to head int'l TV production at NBC Universal International
Leading UK TV production executive Denise O’Donoghue has been named president of international television productions at NBC Universal International.
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NewsTucci to receive Aspen Filmfest's Independent By Nature Award
Stanley Tucci, currently co-starring in Julie & Julia, will be honoured with the Independent By Nature Award at the 31st annual Aspen Filmfest on October 3.
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NewsFilm New Zealand takes on promotional role
New Zealand’s locations office, Film New Zealand (FNZ), is taking over the marketing and promotional activities that were previously delivered by Investment New Zealand, which is part of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
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NewsScreen names jury for Hollywood World Awards
Screen International has assembled a jury to vote for this year’s best non-US film comprised of critics and festival directors from around the world.
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FeaturesKeeping the edge
The Fortissimo Films chief — now steering the company alone after his partner Wouter Barendrecht died earlier this year — tells Liz Shackleton how he and his team are adjusting their strategy in a tough international sales market
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FeaturesThe Swiss connection
The Zurich Film Festival’s MD and artistic director talks to Martin Blaney about his other role, as managing director of production outfit Millbrook Pictures, which made a splashy debut with a $4.3m investment in Oliver Stone’s W.
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FeaturesThe Lion's national pride
On the eve of the Venice International Film Festival (September 2-12), artistic director Marco Mueller tells Sheri Jennings why this year’s event should mark a high point for Italian cinema.
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NewsMax Manus wins seven Amanda Awards as Haugesund ends
General consensus was that New Nordic Films, the market at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, offered 22 Nordic features of unusually high quality.